News from February 27.

The NBA fined Sacramento coach Eddie Jordan $5,000 for screaming at the
refs following Thursday's Sac-NJ game.

The LA Lakers placed Nick Van Exel on IR after undergoing surgery on his
right knee and activated Shea Seals.  Van Exel will be out at least 3
weeks.

Detroit placed Eric Montross on IR with pain in his right knee and
activated Steve Henson.

San Antonio released Cory Alexander.


Ind 124, Por 59 - at Ind
Rik Smits (Ind) had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Mark Jackson (Ind) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 7
assists.
Jalen Rose (Ind) had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 14 points.
Isaiah Rider (Por) had 11 points including 5-15 FG and 7 rebounds.
Ind shot 63.6% (49-77) FG and Por shot 33.3% (24-72) FG.
Ind out-rebounded Por 48-28.
The 65 point margin was the second largest in NBA history.

Tor 115, Orl 107 3OT - at Orl.
John Wallace (Tor) had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
Doug Christie (Tor) had 35 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Marcus Camby (Tor) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 6 turnovers.
Horace Grant (Orl) had 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 steals in 58 minutes.
Derek Strong (Orl) had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Nick Anderson (Orl, flu) and Anfernee Hardaway (Orl, left calf muscle
strain) did not play.

Sea 90, Atl 88 - at Sea
Vin Baker (Sea) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 9 points, 15 rebounds, 5 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Steve Smith (Atl) had 21 points and 5 assists.
Christian Laettner (Atl) had 20 points.
Sea shot 49.3% (34-69) FG and Atl shot 38.8% (31-80) FG.

LAL 104, Min 91 - at Min
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 35 points including 7-11 FT and 7 rebounds.
Eddie Jones (LAL) had 17 points.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 14 points including 4-12 FG.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 blocks.
Stephon Marbury (Min) had 15 points including 5-17 FG and 7 assists.
LAL shot 47.5% (38-80) FG and Min shot 36.9% (31-84) FG.

Phi 79, Den 78 - at Den
Derrick Coleman (Phi) had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 10 points, 12 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 4
blocks.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
LaPhonso Ellis (Den) had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
Dean Garrett (Den) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds.
Aaron McKie (Phi, lower back spasms) did not play.

Det 90, Cle 87 - at Det
Brian Williams (Det) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds.
Lindsey Hunter (Det) had 16 points.
Jerome Williams (Det) had 17 points and 12 rebounds including 8 offensive.
Shawn Kemp (Cle) had 26 points and 11 rebounds.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 11 points including 4-11 FG and 10 rebounds.

Bos 120, GS 88 - at Bos
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals.
Greg Minor (Bos) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Ron Mercer (Bos) had 24 points including 10-14 FG and 6 assists.
Donyell Marshall (GS) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
Jason Caffey (GS) had 21 points including 9-10 FG and 10 rebounds
including 8 offensive.
Bos shot 51% (51-100) FG and GS shot 37.1% (33-89) FG.
John Thomas (Bos, strained right Achilles) and Bimbo Coles (GS, sore 
right foot) did not play.

Pho 104, LAC 99 - at LAC
Antonio McDyess (Pho) had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 15 points including 6-8 FG, 8 rebounds, 12 assists,
and 6 turnovers.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Isaac Austin (LAC) had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 22 points including 5-9 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Pho shot 55.4% (41-74) FG and LAC shot 45.1% (37-82) FG.